The libretto for "La gazzetta", written by Guiseppe Palomba, was based on a play by Carlo Goldoni entitled "Il matrimonio per concorso". Rossini drew a two-act comic opera from this libretto chiefly by recycling old music, a fact that has weighed heavily in critical reaction to the work. But as this edition reveals, this view is misleading. Rossini himself wrote each borrowed piece or section anew in its entirely by significantly modifying details, changing vocal lines throughout, and introducing numerous orchestral modifications. The resulting opera - first performed on September 26, 1816, at the Teatro deo Fiorentini in Naples - is delightful, with Goldoni's wonderful structure and characters given superb musical life by Rossini. This critical edition, edited by Fabrizio Scipioni, presents the full score in two volumes, along with a separate volume of insightful commentary.
- ISBN10 0226728641
- ISBN13 9780226728643
- Publish Date 1 January 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1057
- Language English